New Zealand Fashion Week sets 2025 dates and venue

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: New Zealand Fashion Week, Aotearoa’s top fashion event, returns in a new biennial format from 25th – 30th August 2025 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, supported by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

The iconic fashion showcase will be held at Shed 10 on Queens Wharf, continuing to empower the New Zealand fashion industry and engage with consumers.

Leading designers and new talent will share the stage, with designer fees waived for 2025 to remove entry barriers and welcome more talent.

NZFW owner Feroz Ali said, “NZFW is a celebration of creativity and talent focused on creating meaningful opportunities for designers.

“We understand the challenges the industry has been facing and that’s driven our decision to waive designer entry fees in 2025 to ensure the event is as inclusive as possible.”

“NZFW is a celebration of creativity and talent focused on creating meaningful opportunities for designers.” – Feroz Ali

“It’s critically important that the NZ fashion industry flourishes and thrives. NZ Fashion Week provides a platform to help enable recognition and growth and we’ve been listening to the needs of designers.

“Our intention is to present an event that champions and uplifts New Zealand fashion and draws consumers,” he added.

Ali continued, “Returning in 2025 to the new venue of Shed 10 with its character waterfront appeal, will bring a fresh energy as we continue to evolve our thinking about how to deliver a relevant, uplifting and empowering event that showcases the New Zealand design talent for audiences locally and internationally.”

NZ Fashion Week 2025 will feature runway events, talks, seminars, and activations, with more details in early 2025. The event will be open to the public, encouraging everyone to join.

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• Designer applications are now open at nzfashionweek.com